Xie Qingqing didn't have many tutoring classes, but her days were still very fulfilling.

After school, she would go to her aunt's room to play with the kitten. Later, she would go to her grandmother's room to learn Suzhou embroidery. Although she often accidentally pricked her hand, she never gave up.

She wanted to give her aunt a gift; she didn't want to just keep receiving gifts, as that would make her seem like a selfish person.

Using money given to her by her aunt to buy things for her seems rather ridiculous.

So she chose Suzhou embroidery. She didn't know how to make clothes, but she could still embroider patterns on handkerchiefs.

Xie Wan'er's insults, calling her a bookworm and an old-fashioned person, didn't affect her mood for studying. And wandering around this area, she felt her world had become much more peaceful.

Her hard work paid off, and she ranked in the top ten in this midterm exam.

Elementary school subjects aren't difficult to begin with, and she's not unintelligent; she's just been held back before. During this time, she studied diligently, asking the teacher questions whenever she encountered difficulties, and her homework accuracy improved significantly. Getting this grade was entirely expected.

"How could you? You cheated, didn't you?" Xie Wan'er immediately lost her temper and accused her of cheating in front of many classmates.

"Sister, although I know you want to get Mom's praise, cheating is not a good thing. I advise you not to continue, otherwise Mom will be angry."

That's how stereotypes work. Because they've assumed she's a bad student, when they learn that someone else's grades have improved dramatically, they naturally assume that person cheated.

Children are naturally inclined to hate evil, and upon hearing the word "cheating," their eyes immediately turned contemptuous.

Everyone here is truly talented; how could someone who cheated possibly make it into the top ten?

It was an insult to the other nine students.

"Xie Wan'er, you'd better produce evidence to prove I cheated, otherwise don't talk nonsense. You're not blind to how hard I've been studying lately, can't you see the tutor we hired? You've fallen behind because you haven't been focusing on your studies, and I've improved because of my good attitude towards learning!"

Xie Qingqing was no longer the pitiful girl who could be easily manipulated. She now understood that constantly giving in would only embolden the other party. So she stopped backing down and chose to confront them head-on.

"You were so confident to your mother last time that you would get first place, but you only got fifth place this time. You're not good enough."

"You!" Xie Wan'er didn't expect this country bumpkin to dare to laugh at her. So what if she got fifth place? It's still better than her ninth place!

"You're always doing nothing but throwing mud at me. If you keep treating me like this, I'm going to tell my aunt!"

The aunt didn't care about Xie's parents' attitude and launched a series of attacks, forcing Xie Wan'er to apologize.

Xie Wan'er knew that Xie Qingqing was favored by Xie Jingyue, so she could only suppress her displeasure and return to her seat in resentment. But she was still unwilling to accept it; it shouldn't be like this.

"I didn't expect you to be so offensive. How come I've never seen you fight back like this before?"

Zhang Yan felt that she had underestimated her deskmate. His eloquence was nothing like the useless girl she used to be.

Xie Qingqing smiled sheepishly, "I was stupid before, but I'm not stupid now." That was a rough but true statement.

He's definitely not stupid anymore, otherwise he wouldn't have made it into the top ten.

"Keep it up, so you won't get bullied in the future," Zhang Yan said earnestly.

"I will, I won't let anyone bully me! Besides, my aunt is so good to me, if things really get tough, I'll ask her to take care of it."

My aunt will definitely be able to resolve everything!

As expected, Xie Jingyue, who was capable of anything, caught a cold after being exposed to the wind at the beach for a while.

I felt my nose was blocked early this morning, my throat was a little itchy, and my head was a little heavy. In short, nothing felt right.

I just went for a walk on the beach, I didn't go swimming, so how did I catch a cold?

The answer was soon revealed.

Because my period has started.

During menstruation, immunity is lower, so catching a cold is quite normal.

Sometimes, not having menstrual cramps is a sweet kind of trouble.

Upon hearing that she was sick, Ye Jun rushed over from home to take care of her personally.

I specially went to make brown sugar water and also got some cold medicine.

"I don't want brown sugar water, just hot water is fine."

"Didn't you say that drinking brown sugar water would help these days?" Although Ye Jun obediently poured a cup of hot water, he still wanted to know why he didn't want brown sugar water, since he had personally cooked it.

Xie Jingyue held the cup and blew into it. Soon, hot steam came out and hit her nose. After a while, she felt her nostrils clear.

"Brown sugar promotes blood circulation, so you'll probably have a massive hemorrhage then," she explained.

Many people find brown sugar water effective, but this is actually due to the hot water. It's best to avoid drinking it during menstruation; it's better to drink it after menstruation.

Of course, there are cases where drinking brown sugar water during menstruation is beneficial to one's health.

Ye Jun wasn't embarrassed at all after being given the explanation; instead, he memorized all the information. Since he wasn't a woman, he naturally wouldn't have known these things, but knowing them now would allow him to take better care of his child in the future.

"Is there anything you'd like to eat? I'll be your personal chef for the day."

"I want to eat steak, ribs, pig's trotters, I want to eat any kind of meat." Xie Jingyue blew her nose, feeling her stomach was empty.

She doesn't want brown sugar and eggs, nor does she want millet porridge; she believes that supplementing protein is the fastest way to replenish qi and blood.

"Okay, I'll make it for you."

Patients come first.

When Xie Jingyue went to the kitchen, she saw Ye Jun wearing an apron, cooking seriously like a stay-at-home husband.

The vegetables were all just delivered to my door and are very fresh.

Those fair and slender fingers, paired with those rosy flesh, exuded an indescribable charm.

She approached the refrigerator with a rather unromantic air, opened it, paused, and pondered.

"What do you want to take? I'll get it for you."

Ye Jun put down the knife in his hand and walked over.

"I want to eat popsicles." It's strange, I don't usually want to eat popsicles, but now that I'm sick, I want to eat them.

Ye Jun's brow twitched; he almost thought he had misheard.

"Given your condition, it's best not to have popsicles. Are you a little thirsty? How about I make you some sweet drink? Or would you like some soup?"

I want to drink milk tea.

"..." He couldn't help but rub his forehead, but for her health, he still refused. "Be a good girl and go back to your room to wait. I'll bring it in for you later."

Xie Jingyue stared at him blankly for a few seconds before finally uttering a single word.

"bad!"